Phil de Fries, a teammate of Tom Aspinall, claimed that Alex Pereira previously turned down an opportunity to fight Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall is better than Francis Ngannou and would present a different stylistic challenge. The post details are limited but suggests this potential matchup was discussed as a possibility for Pereira. The post asks fans to vote on who would be a more difficult stylistic opponent for Pereira between Aspinall and Ngannou.
